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Biography

Tim Thulson is a cellist from Denver, CO and Alexandria, VA, performing frequently in solo, chamber, and orchestral contexts both at home and abroad--from the Kennedy Center’s stages to Japan, England, Germany, and the Middle East.

Solo work includes premieres of Armando Bayolo’s “Buen Viaje” for unaccompanied cello and Nicholas White’s “In Lege Domini.” Mr. Thulson served as cellist for DC’s contemporary-focused Great Noise Ensemble, and he remains committed to presenting new works—and elevating new voices—within classical music.

As a chamber musician, Mr. Thulson plays principal cello for the unconducted Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra, and he appears frequently with several of the DC area’s fine small ensembles. Orchestral work includes the Amadeus Orchestra, the Pan American Symphony, and in a variety of sacred music concerts, from DC's Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle to Alexandria's historic Old Presbyterian Meeting House.

Mr. Thulson is a dedicated teacher, both privately and as a clinician for groups including the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras, Arlington’s Crescendo youth chamber music program, and for public schools across DC and Virginia. He has held board seats for the Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra and the Arlington Philharmonic. Mr. Thulson holds degrees from the George Mason University School of Law and from Wheaton College, where he studied with Dr. Daniel Davies.